Attorney General
HectorBalderas

New Mexico’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force was developed in response to the growing problem of cyber enticement and child pornography. Most of the states have established similar ICAC task forces, funded by the US Department of Justice. Working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, task forces work cooperatively to achieve a common goal - the successful identification, apprehension, and prosecution of child molesters, child pornographers, child pornography collectors or distributors, child abusers, and preferential sexual offenders who target children.

In addition, New Mexico’s ICAC Task Force is developing cooperative working agreements with local law enforcement to train them to investigate and prosecute complex cyber cases. Currently, the following agencies are affiliated with New Mexico’s ICAC: